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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 390 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Pulled or squeezed?): Tension = pulled or stretched (ropes, chains, cables). Compression = pushed or squeezed (pillars, legs, piers, arch stones). Equal sharing: force on each = total load ÷ number of identical ropes or pillars.

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  1. 1.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
  3. 3.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
  4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
  6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
  10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
  11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
  13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
  14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
  16. 16.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
  20. 20.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
  24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
  25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
  27. 27.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
  30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
  31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  33. 33.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
  35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
  37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
  38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
  39. 39.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
  40. 40.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. a pillar under a roof
  3. stretched (tension)
  4. True
  5. compression
  6. 30
  7. 1125
  8. 2375
  9. a rope
  10. pushes or squeezes
  11. tension
  12. a hanging lamp chain
  13. a tow rope on a car
  14. tension
  15. a suspension cable
  16. False
  17. a pillar under a roof
  18. a temple column
  19. a tug of war rope
  20. False
  21. True
  22. 1000
  23. a hanging lamp chain
  24. a crane lifting cable
  25. 975
  26. compression
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a table leg
  30. a stretched rubber band
  31. 2975
  32. tension
  33. False
  34. a temple column
  35. False
  36. a swing chain
  37. a brick at a wall base
  38. a tent guy rope
  39. pulls or stretches
  40. False

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